Shangrao Explained

Shangrao
Settlement Type:Prefecture-level city
Other Name:Shangjao
Native Name:上饶市
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Pushpin Map:Jiangxi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the city centre in Jiangxi
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:-->
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Xinzhou District
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:22791
Area Urban Km2:3933
Area Metro Km2:2555
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Urban:2,068,763
Population Total:6,491,088
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Metro:1,293,399
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP[3]
Demographics2 Info1:CN¥ 165.1 billion
US$ 26.5 billion
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:CN¥ 24,633
US$ 3,955
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coor Pinpoint:Shangrao municipal government
Coordinates:28.4551°N 117.9431°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:334000
Area Code:0793
Iso Code:CN-JX-11

Shangrao is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

Subdivisions

Shangrao administers three districts, one county-level city, and eight counties.[1] The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

English NameSimplifiedPinyinAreaPopulationDensity
Xinzhou DistrictChinese: 信州区Xìnzhōu Qū339416,2191,228
Guangfeng DistrictChinese: 广丰区Guǎngfēng Qū1,378752,939546
Guangxin DistrictChinese: 广信区Guǎngxìn qū2,240700,266313
DexingChinese: 德兴市Déxīng Shì2,101293,202140
Yushan CountyChinese: 玉山县Yùshān Xiàn1,728574,363332
Yanshan CountyChinese: 铅山县Yánshān Xiàn2,178427,000196
Hengfeng CountyChinese: 横峰县Héngfēng Xiàn655184,870282
Yiyang CountyChinese: 弋阳县Yìyáng Xiàn1,593353,378222
Yugan CountyChinese: 余干县Yúgān Xiàn2,331887,603381
Poyang CountyChinese: 鄱阳县Póyáng Xiàn4,2151,296,756308
Wannian CountyChinese: 万年县Wànnián Xiàn1,141359,098315
Wuyuan CountyChinese: 婺源县Wùyuán Xiàn2,948334,020332

Transportation

Railway

Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

Air

Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017.[4]

Education

Sports

The 21,000-capacity Shangrao Stadium is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/jx/9722.html. zh:上饶市概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.XZQH.org . XZQH . zh-cn . 2019-05-05.
  2. Web site: China: Jiāngxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  3. Book: 江西省统计局、国家统计局江西调查总队 . 《江西统计年鉴-2016》 . August 2016 . 中国统计出版社 . 978-7-5037-7809-4 . 2017-06-05 . 2018-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215556/http://www.jxstj.gov.cn/resource/nj/2016CD/indexch.htm . dead .
  4. News: http://news.carnoc.com/list/404/404759.html . zh:迎来首架航班 江西上饶三清山机场正式通航 . Carnoc . 29 May 2017 . zh.
  5. http://www.sru.jx.cn/ sru.jx.cn: Shangrao Normal University (Chinese)
  6. cafe.daum.net/stade